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New Group Supports Candidates Who Back Economic Interests of Black Americans

Black Economic Alliance has raised $3.5 million and hopes to raise millions more in the coming months

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Andrew Duehren

Aug. 13, 2018 5:07 p.m. ET

African-American business executives and civic leaders have created a new political group with plans to spend millions of dollars in the upcoming midterm election to support candidates committed to passing policies that will help create wealth for black Americans.

The group, called the Black Economic Alliance, has already raised $3.5 million and hopes to raise millions more in the coming months. In its first set of endorsements Monday, the group said it was supporting three Democratic gubernatorial nominees—former state Rep....

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